Central government expense in Belgium
Central government expense in Belgium was equal to 39.7% of GDP in 2022.
Belgium, 2022
39.7%
Change from 2021
−1.7percentage points
European Union, 2022
39.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
37.8%
Central government expense in Belgium over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39.7% | 39.3% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | 36.6% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | 37.4% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | 37.8% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | 39.1% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | 39.6% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | 39.4% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | 36.2% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | 35.4% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | 35.9% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | 36.5% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | 36.7% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | 37.9% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | 37.7% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | 37.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from 41.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 45.7%, the figure has changed by −6.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 39.3%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Government spending
54.4%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Tax revenue
23.0%
2024 · World Bank
Government debt
108.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
-5.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
44.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
8.0%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat